Abstract:Background
Natural products represent important sources of antimicrobial compounds. Propolis and compounds from essential oils comprise good examples of such substances because of their inhibitory effects on bacterial spores, including bee pathogens.
Methods
Ethanol extracts of propolis (EEP) from
Apis mellifera
were prepared using different methods: double ultrasonication, double maceration and maceration associated with ultrasonication. Toge… Show more
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